Poulaines is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Its coat of arms shows a poulaine, the pointy-toed shoe fashionable in the 1300–1400 in European fashion and 15th centuries.

Poulaines
Coat of arms of Poulaines
Location of Poulaines
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Poulaines is located in France
Poulaines
Poulaines
Poulaines is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Poulaines
Poulaines
Coordinates: 47°09′10″N 1°39′51″E / 47.1528°N 1.6642°E / 47.1528; 1.6642
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementIssoudun
CantonValençay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Cron[1]
Area
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46.32 km2 (17.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
817
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36162 /36210
Elevation87–156 m (285–512 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,167—    
1975 1,045−1.57%
1982 926−1.71%
1990 911−0.20%
1999 838−0.92%
2009 869+0.36%
2014 919+1.13%
2020 817−1.94%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE